FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS -DESIGN STANDARDS

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS · DESIGN STANDARDS
PUBLIC AREAS
B. PUBLIC AREAS
1. LOBBY AND CIRCULATION
1.1. Main Entrance and Lobby
Provide a porte cochère to protect the entrance lobby from the weather and appropriate
spaces to assist arriving and departing guests. The entrance design must leave the guests
with an excellent first and last impression.
Luggage handling activities should not interfere with the guests’ entrance and direct
access to valet parking office, bellmen’s store, service elevators, luggage storage, etc.
The entrance lobby is to be adjacent to the vehicle arrival location and connects directly
to the main lobby.
A taxi holding area and valet parking holding area adjacent to porte cochere.
Porte cochere width should be not less than 40' 0" (12.2 m) with three driveway lanes.
Clear height should be not less than 10' 0" (3.0 m) to curb line and 14' 0" (4.3 m) over
driveway.
Adequate drainage must be provided and the driveway sloped accordingly.
The sidewalk outside main entrance doors should be not less than 15' 0" (4.6 m) wide
and minimum distance between columns and curb line shall be 4' 0" (1.2 m). Elsewhere
the sidewalk should be 10' 0" (3.0 m) wide. Curb to be approximately 4" (10 cm) high
and in contrasting material to sidewalk and driveway paving so as to be clearly visible
to pedestrians. Two 3' 0" (91 cm) wide curb drops to be incorporated in curb.
In cold climates overhead radiant heating is required outside main entrance doors.
Heaters are to be controlled by a thermostat and a time clock with manual override.
Electric snow melting must be incorporated in sidewalk in climates with heavy
snowfall.
Weatherproof duplex electric outlets are required for maintenance of the area. A screw
down, recessed 3/4" (2 cm) cold water hose bib for washing down. 110V x 20 amp
weatherproof outlet (separate circuit) for high-pressure hose unit.
Landscape planters must have sufficient drains, duplex outlets and hose points are to
ensure proper plant lighting and maintenance.
Three anodised aluminium finish of a colour selected with internal halyards flagpoles
shall be provided at the porte cochere. If freestanding, they shall be not more than 40'
0" (12.2 m) high and less than 15’0” (4.6 m) high.
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